One of the dangers of streaming music

We used to know the names of the bands we liked.

We used to know the names of the songs they made, and how those songs went.

One of the dangers of streaming music is we don’t know much anymore.

Our ears are satiated, with an unlimited amount of everything you could hope to hear,

Some made by humans we never know the name of, others from artificial intelligence that has no name,

And when we turn it off, there’s no connection. No memory. No bond. No time wasted looking at album covers, reading discography, or meeting other fans.

Just more sound waiting for us.

It’s certainly more efficient.

But is it better?